Ir Dr WONG Ho Fai, Simon
Acting Dean
TEACHING AREAS
- Structural Mechanics and Analysis
- Mechanics of Materials
- Structural Concrete Design
- Design and Analysis of Tall Buildings and Structural Systems
- Pavement Engineering
- Earthquake Engineering
QUALIFICATIONS
| 2005 | PhD in Civil Engineering, HKUST |
| 2001 | MPhil in Civil Engineering, HKUST |
| 1999 | B.Eng. (Hons.) in Civil and Structural Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) |
EMPLOYMENT
- Associate Professor (Civil Engineering), Faculty of Science and Technology, THEi
- Senior Engineer, Hyder Consulting Ltd.
- Structural Engineer/ Principal Engineer, Siu Yin Wai & Associates Limited
AWARDS
- Research Studentship, HKUST
- The Best Teaching Assistant Coordinator, HKUST
- Second Prize of Post-graduate Team, Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS)
- T K Hsieh Award 2006 (The Best Paper Award), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- Magazine of Concrete Research 2019 (The Best Paper Award), Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- JSD Award in Building Structures Design, HKIE & IStructE
- R&D award for Structural Excellence 2022 and 2023
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
- Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers (MIStructE), Chartered Engineer (CEng)
- Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (MHKIE), Registered Professional Engineer (STL)
- Fellow Member of Hong Kong Concrete Institute (FHKCI)
- Member of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (MCSCE)
- Assessor for Hong Kong Accreditation Service (HKAS)
- CIC certified BIM Manager
- Committee Member of Structural Division of HKIE
- Training Board Member, VTC
RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Reinforced Concrete Structures
- Earthquake-Resistant Design and Analysis
- Tall Building Design and Analysis
- Shear Strength and Ductility of Discontinuous Region
- Innovative Concrete Technology
- Pavement
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- 1. Liu, Y., Wong, S.H.F., Zhang, H.X., Kuang, J.S., Lee, P.M. and Kwong, W.H. (2021) “Seismic behaviour of non-seismically designed eccentric reinforced concrete beam-column joints”, Earthquake and Structures, Vol. 21, No. 6, pp. 613-625.
- 2. Deng, Y., Ma, F., Zhang, H.X., Wong, S.H.F., Pankaj, P., Zhu, L., Ding, L. and Jahromi, A.B. (2021) “Experimental study on shear performance of RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP prestressed concrete prisms” Engineering Structures, Vol.235, 112004, ISSN 0141-0296, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.112004.
- 3. Behnam, H., Kuang, J.S, Wong, H.F., Huang, Q. and Mahaidi, R.A. (2018). “Analysis of laterally loaded exterior wide beam-column connections”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 70, Issue 10, pp. 500-511.
- 4. Wong, H.F., Kuang, J.S. (2014). “Predicting shear strength of RC interior beam-column joints by modified rotating-angle softened-truss model”, Computers and Structures, Vol. 133, pp.12-17.
- 5. Wong, H.F., Kuang, J.S. (2011). “Predicting shear strength of exterior RC beam-column joints by modified rotating-angle Softened-truss model”, Computers and Concrete, An international Journal, Vol. 8, No. 1.